Scientists confirm that the African crested rat can safely cover itself in poison and also find that the rodents may live in pairs — or even family groups.
Special sensory cells in their arms’ suckers sense chemicals. Those cells allow them to taste the difference between food and poison.
A wild mink appears to have picked up the novel coronavirus from farmed animals. Such spread in the wild does not appear common.
Some insects land on the eyeballs of larger animals. They are seeking out the salt and proteins in the animal’s tears.
This ancient group of fish can use scent and even electricity to detect their prey. And they fill an important niche in the ocean.
Medullary bone is a layer that forms inside bird and dinosaur bones. It’s a source of the calcium in eggshells.
Human activities around the world are threatening bird species. Numbers of even some of the most common species are starting to fall.
Ogre-faced spiders can hear prey sneaking around behind them. Low frequencies can trigger a blind, backwards attack.
When it’s time for cells to die, they need to do it carefully, so they don’t harm other cells.